Background: “Zanzu – my body in words and images” – zanzu.de is a multilingual web portal that brings together information about different aspects of sexual health. It was developed to address specific needs of migrants, including barriers to access. Zanzu provides quality-assured information on the topics of body, sexuality, HIV/STIs, family planning, sexuality and rights. Method: A few months after launching the web portal, a formative evaluation was conducted. The following questions were central in the evaluation: Can the web portal be used in the context of counseling? What experiences have there been with various types of deployment and how do intermediaries (i. e., counselors) assess the portal? Results: The results confirm that Zanzu has already contributed positively to counselling migrants and that the comprehensive nature of the service is strongly welcomed. A few of the interviewees acknowledged it had been challenging to integrate a digital service into a conventional counselling session. In addition, there were questions about the suitability of some of the illustrations for all people being counselled. Discussion: Access to information is a precondition to take self-determined decisions. This is equally true in the sensitive field of sexual and reproductive health. A few months after its launch, Zanzu has already succeeded in providing more information to an important population. The ideas for improvement that have been gathered in the framework of the present evaluation will be the basis for the ongoing development of Zanzu, making it even better able to meet the needs of different target groups and in different contexts. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland.

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